Another 9,000 Trailers Recalled Due to Bendix Defect

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall of more than 9,000 additional trailers because of a defect with the Bendix SR-5 spring brakes that the manufacturer believes could affect up to 194,410 trailers in total. The updated recall includes some 2016 Manac flatbed trailers, 2017-2018 Manac van trailers, 2014-2016 Polar Tanks, 2014-2016 Heil trailers and 2004-2016 Hyundai Translead chassis, containers and trailers. A recall last month for the same defect impacted more than 30,000 Brenner, Cheetah, Fontaine, Great Dane, Hackney, Kidron, Transcraft, Utility, Vermeer, Wabash National and Wilson trailers.

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